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  • What this new Moms for Liberty chapter means for Elko schools
  • How a mega-ranch east of Elko profits from cheap public land grazing

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📰 News we're reading

• Conservative Moms for Liberty group expanding influence into rural Nevada (thenevadaindependent.com) — A new Moms for Liberty chapter has launched in Elko County, led by a former school board candidate and aiming to boost parental involvement and pressure local officials on education issues. Elko County schools also stand to benefit from a $7.8 million tribal contribution toward a new Owyhee school that could unlock matching state funds and restore cut facilities. Together, these developments could shape how local schools are funded, governed, and taught in coming years.
   

• The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab (ethicalmarkets.com) — A massive Nevada ranch east of Elko is highlighted as one example of how wealthy landowners benefit from deeply discounted federal grazing fees on public lands. Reporters detail how these subsidies, along with other federal supports, overwhelmingly favor the largest ranching and corporate operations while land health monitoring and environmental protections lag behind. The piece also explores how this system affects smaller ranchers and rural communities across the West.
   

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